Berg Balance Scale score at admission can predict walking suitable for community ambulation at discharge from inpatient stroke rehabilitation

Louie, Dennis R.; Eng, Janice J.

doi:10.2340/16501977-2280

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“… The Barthel Index (BI) was used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL) [ 27 ]. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was used to determine patient’s ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks [ 28 ]. …”

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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Oral Health Status, Salivary Gland Function, and Oxidative Stress in the Saliva of Patients with Subacute Phase of Stroke: A Case-Control Study

Gerreth¹,

Maciejczyk

Gerreth

et al. 2020

JCM

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This is the first study to assess, comprehensively, the oral health status; salivary glands’ function and enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defense; and oxidative damage to proteins and lipids in the non-stimulated (NWS) and stimulated (SWS) whole saliva of stroke patients. The study included 30 patients in the subacute phase of the stroke and an age and gender-matched control group. We showed that the activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase and salivary peroxidase) was significantly higher in both NWS and SWS of stroke patients, similarly to uric acid concentration. However, in the study group, the reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration in SWS decreased. The contents of protein glycooxidation products (advanced glycation end products (AGE) and protein oxidation products (AOPP)) and lipid hydroperoxides were significantly higher in NWS and SWS of stroke patients. In the study group there was also a decrease in stimulated saliva secretion and total protein content. Interestingly, products of protein and lipid oxidation correlate negatively with SWS flow. The ROC analysis showed that salivary GSH with 100% specificity and 100% sensitivity differentiates the analyzed groups (AUC = 1.0). To sum up, in subacute stroke patients there are redox imbalances and oxidative damage to proteins and lipids in non-stimulated and stimulated saliva. Stroke patients also suffer from salivary gland dysfunction.

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“…The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was used to determine patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks [28].…”

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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Oral Health Status, Salivary Gland Function, and Oxidative Stress in the Saliva of Patients with Subacute Phase of Stroke: A Case-Control Study

Gerreth¹,

Maciejczyk

Gerreth

et al. 2020

JCM

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“…Various clinical tools have been developed to identify individuals at high risk of falling (6). Of these, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and the Functional Reach Test (FRT) are widely used for their convenience and availability of cut-off values to identify those at risk of falling (7)(8)(9)(10). The cut-off values (to differentiate fallers from non-fallers) for these tests, however, vary depending on individuals' characteristics and the length of follow-up (11,12).…”

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Usefulness of an unstable board balance test to accurately identify community-dwelling elderly individuals with a history of falls

Akizuki¹,

Echizenya²,

Kaneno³

et al. 2019

J Rehabil Med

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The aim of this study was to determine the ability of an Unstable Board Balance Test to discriminate fall history in high-functioning community-dwelling elderly people. Subjects underwent an Unstable Board Balance Test, a Functional Reach Test (FRT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) measurement, and body height and body weight measurement. The age of subjects was determined and they were asked whether they had fallen within the past year. FRT and TUG did not differ significantly between fallers and non-fallers, but the Unstable Board Balance Test did show a significant difference between groups. We found that, in high-functioning elderly subjects, the Unstable Board Balance Test was able to detect elderly people with a fall history more accurately than either FRT or TUG. Objective: To determine the usefulness of an un stable board balance test in identifying a fall history among highfunctioning communitydwelling elderly individuals. Design: Casecontrol study. Subjects: Sixtyone communitydwelling elderly aged ≥ 65 years and having the capacity to walk in dependently without an assistive device. Methods: Subjects completed 3 balance performance tests: the Unstable Board Balance Test, Functional Reach Test, and Timed Up and Go. For analysis, sub jects were classified as fallers or non-fallers based on the history of falls over the previous year, and performance outcomes were compared between the 2 groups. Subjects classified as fallers were then matched 1:1 with nonfallers (for sex, age, body weight and height), and the optimal cutoff score and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for each test were calculated. Results: Functional reach test and Timed Up and Go did not reliably discriminate between fallers and nonfallers. In contrast, the score on the unstable board balance test was significantly different bet ween the 2 groups (p = 0.040). Among all 3 tests, AUC was largest for the unstable board balance test (0.78), with superior sensitivity (0.67) and specifi city (0.87). Conclusion: For highfunctioning elderly subjects, the unstable board balance test was useful in discri minating between fallers and nonfallers.

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“…In addition, BBS and walk test performance in BG became better than that in the CG. BBS can reflect the degree of walking improvement for patients with stroke, [ 48 ] and predict the risk of falls. [ 49 ] All in all, it is suggested that BW can be used as an effective method to improve some gait indices, balance and walking ability of stroke patients.…”

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Effectiveness of backward walking for people affected by stroke

Chen

et al. 2020

Medicine

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Berg Balance Scale score at admission can predict walking suitable for community ambulation at discharge from inpatient stroke rehabilitation

Abstract: The Berg Balance Scale can be used at rehabilitation admission to predict the degree of improvement in walking for patients with stroke.

Cited by 81 publications

References 33 publications

Comprehensive Evaluation of the Oral Health Status, Salivary Gland Function, and Oxidative Stress in the Saliva of Patients with Subacute Phase of Stroke: A Case-Control Study

Comprehensive Evaluation of the Oral Health Status, Salivary Gland Function, and Oxidative Stress in the Saliva of Patients with Subacute Phase of Stroke: A Case-Control Study

Usefulness of an unstable board balance test to accurately identify community-dwelling elderly individuals with a history of falls

Effectiveness of backward walking for people affected by stroke

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